Pesisir Barat Regency

Pesisir Barat Regency
Kabupaten Pesisir Barat
Regency
Batu Tihang beach
Batu Tihang beach
Coat of arms of Pesisir Barat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Helauni Kibaghong
(Better together)
Location within Lampung
Location within Lampung
Pesisir Barat Regency is located in Southern Sumatra
Pesisir Barat Regency
Pesisir Barat Regency
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pesisir Barat Regency is located in Sumatra
Pesisir Barat Regency
Pesisir Barat Regency
Pesisir Barat Regency (Sumatra)
Pesisir Barat Regency is located in Indonesia
Pesisir Barat Regency
Pesisir Barat Regency
Pesisir Barat Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°11′36″S 103°56′23″E / 5.1932°S 103.9398°E / -5.1932; 103.9398
CountryIndonesia
RegionSumatra
ProvinceLampung
Regency seatKrui
Government
 • RegentAgus Istiqlal
 • Vice RegentZulqoini Syarif
Area
 • Total2,907.23 km2 (1,122.49 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total173,695
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 728
Websitepesisirbaratkab.go.id

Pesisir Barat Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pesisir Barat, literally West Coast Regency) is a regency in Lampung Province of Indonesia. It was created on 25 October 2012 from the eight western districts of West Lampung Regency.[2] It covers an area of 2,907.23 km2, and had a population of 141,741 at the 2010 Census[3] and 162,697 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 174,695 (comprising 89,979 males and 83,716 females).[1] The administrative center is the town of Krui. The majority group in the Pesisir Barat Regency is the Lampung people, while the Bengkulu language is also spoken in some districts.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pesisir Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1813)
  2. ^ "Kumpulan Berita Harian News 'Sabtu, 16 Januari 2016' | razia". Metrotvnews.com. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.